The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-13
THE STRIKING CARPENTERS
Several Of the Contractors Accede to the
Demands of the Journeymen.
The Majority Of the Men Continue Their
Work, and the Idle Strikers Now Num-
Der Less than Hundred.

The carpenters strike. yesterday. wa not the
success its orignators had hoped it would be,
but the results of the day were quite satisfactory
to the journeymen Several contractors when
they saw the strike could not be avoided, &C
coded to the demands of the journeymen. and
wherever this was tie case, the men re-
turned to work at once. Other firms refused to
listen to the demands. and their men went out.
The planning mills are being put to the greatest
inconvenience for more of their men are out.
They object to running their machinery but nine
hours, and at nearly all of them the machine
men went out with the bench hands. The men
employed by outside contractors nearly all re-
ported for duty yesterday morning, and notified
their employers that they would not 90 to work
unless their demands were granted. A few con-
tractors agreed at once to give an advance; 9TH
ers asked for time for consideration, and others
fatty refused TO listen to any grievances. The
majority Of the men who could get no satsfac-
ton from their employers returned to their
homes. and some went to work, to quit at the
request of the executive committee when it came !
around. In all, not over one hundred men were
idle. Not over half the workmen in the
city are dissatisfied, and those who are not
cannot be induced to believe that they
should quit work simply to aid their more IN
fortunate brethren ave are willing to lend
the men who have not received the advance all
the aid can" said a journeyman last night,
but it is not expected that we should quit work
on that account and we shall not. unless it be
| comes absolutely necessary" There are also
| few of the men who have not received the ad
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ing bitterly condemned by the strikers. They
| can say what they please about US" said one of
| the men yesterday, who had refused to 20 out,
| "but they will find that are right in the end.
| We do not have work half the year, and when
! we do have work at fair prices, am opposed to
| striking If there wasn't much work, there
| wouldn't be any. complaint but whenever the
future begins to look encouraging for us, our
prospects are ruined by men who will not let
| we'll enough alone"
The courthouse meeting last night was not
we'll attended the the previous evening,
that declared the strike on. There were no new
| faces among the strikers and there lack
| of enthusiasm, which indicated that the stav-out
will be of short duration. The same officers
| presided as on Monday night When reports
| were called for from the men employed with
| different firms, there were not responses from
| ALL The men from the Capital City planning
mill reported that but two iourneymen had gone
TO work yesterday morning. At noon Peter
Reuter- the proprietor. agreed to give the 10
per cent. advance and work but nine hours. and
the men had all promised to return to their
places this morning. The announcement was
received with applause. i
Jungcaus g. Schumachers men went out at
noon in body. The firm had agreed TO raise
the wages of some of its men. but would not
raise ali. After their men had once voted to
work ten hours, they would not return to the
nine hour day. The meeting instructed the men
to remain out until their demands were granted.
a. Spielhohs men stated that they had struck
yesterday morning, but, after they had been out
a couple of hours. he agreed to raise the wages
10 per cent. all around. and consider nine hours
a DAYS work if the men desired it. 1t is under
stood that they will continue to work ten hours.
From the Beehive planing-mi came the
port that all the employees, mum boring twelve,
were out. Mr. Huey was credited with having
asked his employees to return to their benches
to-day and work until Saturday, when he would
tell them what ne would do The meeting in
structed the men to listen to no such PROPOSE
ton.
When the report from the Carpenters Union
was called for no one responded, and it was
certained that but one man had quit work there
| There was considerable Indignation over the
failure of the men to 60 out and the executive
committee was instructed to visit the mill this
morning and insist that the men quit work.
Shower & Christians men had all kept at
work, though the firm had raised the vases Of
only part of them, and had begun to work but
nine hours. 1t was agreed by the meeting that
the men should continue at work. t.sas
These were the only firms from which reports
were received. H. PAUL. is working his men ten
hours, with a slight increase, and they are we'll
satisfied. Henry Beerman is working his men
ten hours. and fears no trouble with them. Sal
isbury & Stanley have granted the increase in
wages and are working but nine hours, and their
men are taking no part in the strike. Nuerge &
Reinking have also granted the increase. and
their men satisfied, though they are working
ten hours
1t developed after the reports had all been re-
ceived that the bosses OF all the members of the
executive committee had granted the advance,
and new committee was appointed, consisting
of Messrs Hckerson. Rhodes, Kirch and Caven-
eter. The committee instructed to meet at
the Office of the Labor Signal this morning, at
o'clock, and from there go to all the firms in the
city, and agitate tho strike unless the contract
ors concede the demands
| Chairman HickersoD addressed the meeting at
length and said that with but few exceptions all
the carpenters in the city were in SYM
patty with the movement The feeling
he said, must not be Judged by the
number of men who attended the meetings.
Hundreds of carpenters had signed the pledge
to stand by their fellow workmen who had not
attended a single meeting. He called the atten-
ton of the workmen to the fact that some of
the papers had attempted to give them the cold
shoulder, and referred to the Journal as the
paper that had stated their grievance correctly.
The strike was not for the benefit of any one
man, but for the good of tie trade in the city
and unless every man was granted the advance
it would grow in magnitude.
/. w. Hickerson elected permanent chair
man of the meeting which will continue to meet
every night.
The bosses held no conference yesterday though
many of them met at the Builders Exchange
and discussed the situation. The differences
it is thought will be adjusted to-day and all the
men return to work by tomorrow.